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Tencent Chief AI Scientist Yao Shunyu says AI's bio abilities will soon make it "possible to do harm" and Anthropic has a "strong argument" for closed models (Vincent Chow/South China Morning Post)

Source: TECHMEME · NOV 08, 2026

Vincent Chow / South China Morning Post : Tencent Chief AI Scientist Yao Shunyu says AI's bio abilities will soon make it "possible to do harm" and Anthropic has a "strong argument" for closed models — Artificial intelligence models will soon be powerful enough to master biology, presenting both benefits and serious risks …

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